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hey guys thanks for looking at my post im 16 nd want to buy a vr ute and am wondering wether or not its a good idea i wanna cart round my wr450 in tha back and am going to be driving down to victoria from queensland and wondering wether or not i should get a vr for tha job i really want a ute and yeah is there any normal problems with the vr's at all im goin to be moding it quite alot its gunna be lowered and would that be a good idea for a road trip
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OK dude, you're on the Ford side of the forum here so knowledge base won't be as good as the Holden side. haven't heard any bad things about the VRs. If you're only a young fella don't go modifying the car too much. Insurance companies won't touch you
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hey yeah mums said that to me a few times and im wondering wether lowering tha car would have any affects in its handling ability or anything like that and wot would i have to do to the suspention if anything at all to make it handle well because iv heard
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Just don't cut the springs and buy all shocks/springs new.
If you want better handling once lowered, get front and rear swaybars.
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if you are going to put loads in the back ,motorbikes whatever, dont lower it ,you will end up with clearence problems
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Posted - 15/02/2007 : 6:58:39 PM
hey yeah mums said that to me a few times and im wondering wether lowering tha car would have any affects in its handling abilit
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That's great advice there Paul, I hope he takes it on board.
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Hi mate, I've driven a VR ute for about 9 months now and I cant fault it, not in any major way anyhow, of course there are always those little things that go wrong with a car that age, but that depends on how its been looked after.I had to rebuild my aut
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Hi Mick, I guess we will just have to wait and see if he can learn from some of our past mistakes. Be a pity to think we went and cocked up all for nothing in our own youth.
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The ute does have a drink holder in the glove box as you open the panel however i wouldn't use just quietly. I have a vs s2 ute and it does the job just fine. If you do alot of travel make sure you change the oil requraly as they have a smaller oil chute
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If your budget will stretch to it, buy a VSIII. These are the last of the shape and probably the most refined. I bought a V6 manual S pack brand new on Xmas eve 2000. If there had been any V8's left when I bought it I'd still have it now. There are plenty |
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quote: Originally posted by Blue ballz
The ute does have a drink holder in the glove box as you open the panel however i wouldEdited by user Tuesday, 20 February 2007 8:27:50 AM(UTC)
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VS series 2 introduced the drink holders in the glovebox. They are little more than a depression in a bit of plastic that's only really suitable for when the car isn't moving.
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